Manifolding sales-book.



E. K. "BOTTLE.

, MANIFOLDING SALES BOOK.

APPucM'mN mas SEPT. 18. 1916 Patented Feb. 25, 1919.

WITNESSES I A IN VENTUR vpfig F MM g 7 .zfiwii wiix a UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD KIRBY BOTTLE, F ELMIRA, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO AMERICAN SALES BOOKCOMPANY, LIMITED, OF TORONTO, ON TARIO', CANADA, A CORPORATION OFONTARIO,

CANADA,

MANIFOLDING SALES-BoOK Specification 01' Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 25. 1919 Application filed September 18. 1916. Serial m5.126.693.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, EDWARD KIRBY B01- 5 TLE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Elmira in the county of Ohemung and State of blewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in ManifoldingSales-Books, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which 1tappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to salesbooks and, ,with respect to more specificfeatures, to manifolding sales-books adapted to provide triplicatecopies.

One object of the invention is the provision of an efficient manifoldingsalesbook which may be quickly operated and in which is provided areceptacle or pocket for the reception of copies to be retained in thebook, the construction being such that the copies may be introduced intothe receptacle by a simple manipulation of the leaf and withoutnecessitating any substantial movement of the pads.

Other objects will be in part obvious and in part pointed outhereinafter.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combinations of elements and arrangement of parts which will beexemplified in the construction hereinafter set forth, and the scope ofthe application of which will. be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of ,t-'his specification,wherein similar reference characters refer to similar views;

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through Fig. 1, with one of thetriplicate leaves drawn partway into the pocket.

Referring now more specifically to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicatesa supportsupporting element 2 by means of a clamp 5.

The numeral 6 indicates a double faced carbon sheet bound with theleaves of the paragon pad inv the usual manner. The supp0rt- 1'. ingelement 2 is rigidly connected at one side 7 to and overhangs t esupporting element 1, its other slde 8 being free, so that the element 2is superposed relative to the element 1 and is spaced therefrom, wherebya pocket or leaf receptacle is formed between the sup porting elements 1and 2, this receptacle 1ying beneath the pad 3 and ing open on threeadjacent sides; that is on all sides except the side 7. The supportingelement 1 at one end, as 9, extends beyond the adjacent edge of theelement 2, and is preferably bent upwardly toward the plane of thesupport 2, and has attached to it by means of a clamp 10 a pad 11 oftriplicate leaves preferably of tissue. The leaves of the pads 11 and 3are adapted to over-lap, those of the triplicate pad being adapted toover-lie the original and dupllcate pad, and as well over-lie theextended portion 9 of the supporting element 1. In this wise it will beseen that the pads are so related that the bound end of the triplicatepad extends beyond the edge of the original and duplicate pad,.and is sodisposed that the successive leaves of the triplicate pad may beinterposed between the original leaf of pad 3 and the carbon or transfersheet 6, as illustrated in Fig. 1 when a record is to be made. When thepads are set up in the relationship illustrated in the drawings, -itwill be observed that they are connected to their respective supportsalong 7 separate lines and that the open end 12, of

\ with the pocket or space between the elements 1 and 2, such passagewayopening upwardly'across the inner edge 13 of the support 2, thispassageway being adjacent the rigid side 7 and between the lines ofconncction of the pads to the support.

The support comprising the elements 1 and 2 may be conveniently made ofthin metal bent into U-shape, being covered with leather or othermaterial to finish the same. The numeral 14 indicates a cover, shownpartly broken away, which may be connected to the aforementioned supportby means of a flexible hinge 15. so that when the book is not in use thepad 11 may be folded down onto the pad 3 and the cover 14-closed.

In operation the triplicate pad is thrown back the-original leaf isdrawn from benoeied to tlie support 2 month. the earnon sheet, and thelower leaf of the triplicatii: pad is moved .lOWTl into position betweentl :garbon sheet and the origi" Hill loaf, no record made on theoriginal leaf will be copied in reverse on the triplicate leaf and.positively on the duplicate leaf. The record having been made, a tool.such as pcncil'inay be pressed against the portion oflhe triplicatelea-f overlying the extem sion ll the pencil being moved downi'ardlypast the 12; of the support :2 and then inwardly or toward the operator,through the inner end of the pocket or leaf remiptarlo, thus sweepingthe triplicate leaf into the receptacle where it may be retained. 1n thepresent embodiment the order end 16, of the receptacle is open so thatthe tool may be moved (tUIill'QltEtQiY out of the receptacle byinweinenttowari'l theo ierator. In Fig. l, a pencil l? is shown in positionwiping a loaf has the reeepaele.

ll'hilo the connection betneen the Pill) porlingelements l. and has horndescribed, ii is not as rigid it is in he understood than:

na suihriently rigid to norossarily (If an absolutely lllllinlllilllljfcure, but need he only properly space the pad support 2 from the support1; ()bviousljv a hinge connection were of a chkr-nter referred to.

inig' l j' bc enn iloyed if it to :u-oinunlish the result It may befound that after ihe element 23 takes a si l more or less toward theelement l so that the operation of trans fol-ring the iripliratrloafinto the receptacle n ay not be so rradily acroinnlishod- 'lhc numeralsl ini'iiraic struts pii'otali ronat. 19. the loner ends id struts b ing:znlantial io contact with the face of tho sn iporting clement thosestruts serving in hold the free edge f the support a: at a \lislnnrefrom the support .1, but not interfering with ild passage of (he tool17; through ihe rowptavlr in the operalion liei'orr ili'StlllKHl Thus bythe abore described are accomplished. among others heretofore referredto.

As many changes could l)l"| above construction and many,

(0119i 1'! irtion throb ects widely dil'i'orent (lilliillillil'hlH oi'tins invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof.it is intended that all mat ter contained in theabovo dm-mri'piion orliUWll in theaeromnauying drawing: shall intorprelial as illuslrativ-amlnot in a limiting sense.

't is also to be understood lhatiho language used in the followingclaims is intended to rover all of the generic and s n cific featuresof. the invention herein dorontinuod use scribed and all statements ofthe scope of the invention, which. as a matter of language, might besaid to fall tlierebetweei'n Having described my invention, what I claimas new and desire to secure by Let tors Patent is:

l. A inanifolding device comprising in coinlrination a sup iort, twopads s0 o0nneeted to said support that the leaves of the two pads willoverlap, one pad extending beyond the edge of the other, said supportcomprising a receptarlc beneath one of said pads and a passagmvayopposite said extended portion eoinnimiieating with said reori dole,said receptacle being open on a side adgacont said passageway and a sideopposite said passageway.

A manifolding device comprising in cmnbiinition, a support, and two padscoir malted to said support along separate lines, said sunpori: conuirising a reie ilaelc be- Ha'fil'll one of said pads and a passagewaybetween said lines conuniuiioating with said rereplaclr. naid roeentarlcbeing open on a side adjacent said pass: go as and a side opposite saidias ag cwziy.

ii. A inanit'olding; device contiprising in lfllllblllilllhl], a sumiortcomprising super nosed nad-supportirig elements spaced apart and rigidlyconnected at one side the op; posite side being free, one of saidelennmts extending beyond the edge of the other ad jacent said firstmentioned sidm pads on said elements. l'lSlKUilYUly. one pad beingposiiionod to have its leaves overlie the other pad and the extendedportion oi? ti 2 sunthe space between said oleu'ionls.

4. A lnaniloldingdevice comprising. in combination, a loaf support a padsupport overhanging said leaf support and corn noclcd thereto at oneside. its other sid boinn tree. and struts connected to one of saidsupports adapted to hold said pad support spaced from said leaf support.

5, A manifolding device comprising.v in combination. a leaf support, apad sugnort. overhanging said leaf support and connected thereto at oneside its other side being free. and pivoted struts connected to one ofsaid supports adapted to hold said pad support spared from said leaf sup)Ort.

In testimony whereof I a! x my signature. in the presence of twowitnesses.

EDWARD KIRBY BOTTL' l Witnesses:

A. L. Gnurnnn, J. E. ill-INDY.

